Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-06
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street. The evening was pleas unity spent
at cards and music.
Charles Swartz opened his Shoe Store IN
Commercial Block yesterday. Call ana
see his stock
pleasant visit of n month with iriends III
the vicinity of M~organtOwn, W. Va
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Miller are ENJOY
inc a two weeks' trip among Eastern cities,
includinc New Work and Boston.
4, L. Wetherald, of Massillon, spent a
few DAYS last week with his sons, Harry
and william, of this place.
Rev. E. F. Walker spent q few days IN
| Cadiz during the past week.
The Shamrock Social danced at Latay-
cite Hall Friday night.
Sole agent for the celebrated James
Means So shoe. Best shoe in the market
for the money. Charles Swartz.*
The entertainment at Lafayette Hall,
Monday evening, February IA, by Wheel
ing and Martins Ferry talent, for the
benefit of the Women's Exchange OF
Wheeling. will undoubtedlylbe the event
of the season. Among those who will take
part are Prof. j. C. Bane, the celebrated
banjo and guitar player Miss Flora Will
Iiams. Miss Rena House, Mrs. Seymour,
Henry Emsheimer and others of equal
celebrity.
There is q movement on foot to form 4
Ladies' Relief Corps in this city, and
although no decided action has been taken,
pet the feeling is 80 favorable we have lie
doubt it will be established. The Society
is auxiliary to the G.. A. r., aud all ladies
interested in the latter organization art
eligible to membership in the Corps.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
EndeavOr of the Presbyterian church gave
an entertainment i'll Lafayette Hall last
evening. The programme included kinder
~tgarten exercises, broom drill, songs, tab
leaux. &c. From -four p. III. till the enter
tainmcnt closed, an elegant supper was
served. and on the whole the affair was I
decided success i'll every respect.
Daring the coming week Rev. Earl ID.
Holtz and John ID. Spence, of this place,
and Rev. Rider, OF WellSville, also IN old
Martins Ferry boy, leave for q four months
trip through Europe and the Holy Land.
Yesterday Mr.. Charles W. Swart2
opened up a new shoe store in the Com
mercial block with an entire and complete
stock of goods. Mr.. Swartz has been in
the shoe business several years, end was
formerly junior member of +. c. Boyd &
Co. He is deserving of success, and the
continuance of his past career rs a bust
ness man will assure it to him.
No chromos given with my goods,
Goods are sold on their merits. Everything
new. No old shop-wOrn goods. Charlie,
Swartz.*
On last Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel II. HeatOn entertained 4 party oI
young folks at their residence on Walnut
street. The affair wa in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrc. Robert Mckee, and was an enjoyable
success. Those present were: Misses
Alma Chessell, Matte Exley, Jessie
Swartz, Emma Hipkins, Kate Ralston
Lizzie Mckee and Ida CURLY, of Trenton
O., and MessrS. S. II. Curly, Howard
HipkinS, John W. Crooks, OF St. Paul
Charles Swart2. Waiter Darrah, Frank
link. Frank Irwin, and MIR and Mrs
Heaton and Mr.. and Mrs Mckee.
A young man in this city who has nj
ways been considered of reasonably sounC
, mind, at least the Commissioners never
deemed it their duty 10 look after him.
, walked into a store yesterday aud asked
for a pair OF cuffs. What size? asked tn,
clerk. Let me see, | forget; but you car
tell wear III collars.
Work on the water pipe system come:
along nicely, and the work will be com
pleted by April 1st it there is no very Sc
we're weather.
Call ut the Martins Ferry Jcwelry
Store, Commercial Block, and examine the
full stock of watches, clocks and icwelry.
Repairing of all kinds a speciality.
The Catarrh Specialist, DIR. T.. c. Singer,
will he at the liayless House, Fourth
street, Martins Ferry, from Friday the
18th to the 18th of this month. TIL" Doctor
is successfully treating quite Il number OF
cases here. Office hours, | p. m. to pm. .
The C., l.. and w. is still pounding
away at her Martins Ferry extension. A
large force of men are at work bridging
Wheeling creek and hut for the high water
The pile driver above the G.. and L. depot
ut Bridgeport would he at work. Mr.. \.
j. Bags, one Of the c., |" and W. Off
cialS, informed your reporter that within
the next thirty days they would probably
have Il construction train on the extension
and that with good luck trains would he
running by May first. The line of plllng
along the river bank at the lower end nt
town makes n very metropolitan appear
anc, from the West Virginia side, and in
Vulnerable inquiries of "what is it, may
be heard from travelling men. There is nc
doubt that these few poles have done as
,,,,.I ., ;,t,,l,,. h,rti,,'., I,rrV 4, - rem N
gers rs anything We ever had in town, III
Guiding the board of trade and the boom
committee.
There is talk (remcmbcr, we only say
TALE) of Il street railway from Martins
Ferry to Bridgeport, and thence out the
National pike to the neighbOrhOOd of the
Wheeling Creek mines. While the matter
has only been talked OF, there il no doubt
rsOm for IA paying enterprise of this kind.
The &. & L. accommodation train hauls,
almost every trip, at least half n car load
of Martins Ferry and Bridgeport people
between the two places, aud Us IT only
I, serves their wants three times Il day, a
street railway with ears every half hour
would catch n great deal more travellers.
From Bridgeport TO BroOksidc and out the
PIKE lutIe ~ Il great utdl VI lidN'l, anu
that part of the line would probably be the
, best paying portion. We will be glad tC
hear OF some definite action in the matter
among Martins Ferry and Bridgeport cap
~italiStS.
Mr.. James 4. Gray is slowly improving.
Several of our factories are running till
10 p. NJ. to keep up with orders.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith aud daughter,
of Don, have been the guests al Mrs. Tripp's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Trip, during
the past week.
Mr.. Charles McCombs has returned from
Il visit with his brother Ed. in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Robert Mckee has returned from 4
two days visit with friends in Portland.
On Friday evening a delightful hop and
reception was held at the home of MiSses
Annie and Kate Hahn, nca Don, o. The
affair was very enjoyable, and was attended
by about twenty couples OF young folks,
who danced the hours away until ! n. m.
There were two cases before His Honor
Mayor Seller yesterday morning.
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